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14 May 2024
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +11 The only fault is that little boy (Prahlada Maharaja), he was chanting Hare Krsna. That is his fault. The father could not. Therefore they are called sura-dvisam, always envious of the devotees. Demon means always envious of the devotee No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +33 The boy (Prahlada Maharaja) would not give up. So the father was even prepared to kill a five-year-old boy. The fault was that he was chanting Hare Krsna. He was given poison. He was thrown into the fire. He was pulled from the hill No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +33 Prahlada loudly chanted the holy name of Lord Nrsimhadeva. May Nrsimhadeva, roaring for His devotee Prahlada Maharaja, protect us from all fear of dangers created by stalwart leaders in all directions through poison, weapons, water, fire, air and so on No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +33 Prahlada, while instructing his childhood friends at school, stated that hearing of the Lord, chanting, remembering, worshiping, praying, serving, making friends with Krsna, and offering everything to Him constituted the highest spiritual knowledge No edit summary
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +33 Lord Nrsimhadeva is very dear to this exalted personality. Thus Prahlada Maharaja, along with his servants and all the denizens of Hari-varsa, worships Lord Nrsimhadeva by chanting the following mantra No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +33 It was Prahlada Maharaja who said: "My Lord, I am not suffering, for I know the art of being happy." How is this? - Simply by hearing about You and chanting about You I am happy No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +33 Just like Prahlada Maharaja, a five-years-old boy, his only fault was that he was chanting Hare Krsna, and the father was aggressor, giving him trouble so many ways. So we must be prepared No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 14 May 2024 diff hist +11 Even one's father may turn into an enemy like Hiranyakasipu, the father of Prahlada Maharaja. Prahlada was only five years old and was chanting Hare Krsna, but his father was prepared to kill him because he was a devotee No edit summary current
10 May 2024
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 When Prahlada Maharaj was within the womb of his mother, she was being sympathetically instructed by Narada about the science of devotional service No edit summary current
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist −11 When Prahlada's mother, Hiranyakasipu's wife, Kayadhu, was under the protection of Narada, she prayed for the protection of her son from the enemy, and Narada Muni gave assurance that Prahlada Maharaja would always be saved from the enemy's hands No edit summary current
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 When he was in the womb of his mother, Prahlada listened to the words of Narada Muni. One cannot imagine how the baby in embryo could hear Narada, but this is spiritual life; progress in spiritual life cannot be obstructed by any material condition No edit summary current
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 The Lord can be worshiped in all stages of life. For instance, even in the wombs of their mothers Maharaja Prahlada and Maharaja Pariksit worshiped the Lord; even in his very childhood, at the age of only five years, Dhruva Maharaja worshiped the Lord No edit summary current
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 The instance is Prahlada Maharaja. Prahlada Maharaja, when he was in his womb of his mother, one saintly sage taught his mother about Krsna consciousness, and the child became Krsna conscious from the womb of his mother No edit summary current
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 Sanda and Amarka, the sons of Sukracarya in the seminal disciplic succession, were the gurus appointed by his father, but his other guru was the exalted Narada Muni, who had instructed Prahlada when Prahlada was within the womb of his mother No edit summary current
- 04:4704:47, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 Prahlada Maharaja continued: The great saint Narada Muni brought my mother to his asrama and assured her of all protection, saying, "My dear child, please remain at my asrama until the arrival of your husband" No edit summary current
- 04:4604:46, 10 May 2024 diff hist −11 Prahlada Maharaja's mother was more concerned with protecting the child in the womb and was very anxious to see her husband return. Therefore she could not consider very seriously the sublime instructions of Narada Muni No edit summary current
- 04:4604:46, 10 May 2024 diff hist −11 One day, after Prahlada's mother had personally washed the boy and dressed him nicely with sufficient ornaments, they presented him before his father No edit summary current
- 04:4604:46, 10 May 2024 diff hist +9 Naradaji has instructed many kings from time immemorial. In the Bhagavatam we can see that he instructed Prahlada Maharaja while he was in the womb of his mother, and he instructed Vasudeva, father of Krsna, as well as Maharaja Yudhisthira No edit summary current
- 04:4604:46, 10 May 2024 diff hist +9 Kayadhu, The mother of Prahlada Maharaja, stayed under the protection of Narada Muni without fear from any direction. Similarly, Narada Muni, in his transcendental position, stayed with the young woman without fear of deviation No edit summary current
- 04:4604:46, 10 May 2024 diff hist +31 Indra, the King of heaven, decided to arrest Prahlada mother because he thought that another demon, another Hiranyakasipu, was within her womb. The best course, he thought, was to kill the child when the child was born, then the woman could be released No edit summary current
- 04:4504:45, 10 May 2024 diff hist +9 He (Prahlada Maharaja) was the first son of Hiranyakasipu, and his mother's name was Kayadhu No edit summary current
- 04:4504:45, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 He (Prahlada Maharaja) was born by a demon father, but his quality changed. When his mother was instructed by Narada Muni, everything was changed. If the demons cannot be changed, then where is the meaning of preaching No edit summary current
- 04:4404:44, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 Even when Prahlada Maharaja was a baby within the womb of his mother, he became fully convinced of the existence of the supreme power because of hearing the powerful instructions of Narada and understood how to attain perfection in life by bhakti-yoga No edit summary current
- 04:4404:44, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 Does this (Narada Muni giving shelter to Prahlada's young mother) mean that Narada Muni transgressed the Vedic injunctions? Certainly he did not. Such injunctions are intended for mundane creatures, but Narada Muni is transcendental to mundane categories No edit summary current
- 04:4404:44, 10 May 2024 diff hist +11 Although one is strictly prohibited from staying with a woman in a secluded place, Narada Muni gave shelter to Prahlada Maharaja's young mother, who rendered service to him with great devotion and faith No edit summary current
9 May 2024
- 07:2307:23, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 While Pariksit Maharaja was hearing these transcendental pastimes, he considered himself to be very fortunate because not only was he hearing Krsna's pastimes but he was doing so from Sukadeva Gosvami, the greatest authority on Srimad-Bhagavatam No edit summary current
- 07:2307:23, 9 May 2024 diff hist +8 The sublime form of religious performances to free oneself from all reactions of sins is suggested herein (SB 2.4.15) by the greatest authority, Sri Sukadeva Gosvami No edit summary current
- 07:2307:23, 9 May 2024 diff hist +37 The perfect process for achieving this (freedom from all kinds of fear and the fullest extent of happiness in life), here and now, is recommended in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is uttered by such a great authority as Srila Sukadeva Gosvami No edit summary
- 07:2207:22, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 The great authority Sukadeva Gosvami remarks that Krsna almost always passed His time with Rukmini, and Rukmini was a bit proud to be so fortunate that Krsna never left her even for a moment. Krsna, however, does not like any of His devotees to be proud No edit summary current
- 07:2207:22, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 There are twelve authorities mentioned in the sastras. Brahma is one authority, Lord Siva is one authority, and Narada is one authority. Then Manu is one authority, Prahlada Maharaja is authority, Bali Maharaja is authority, Sukadeva Gosvami is authority No edit summary
- 07:2207:22, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 Out of twelve authorities, Sukadeva Gosvami is authority. Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah (CC Madhya 17.186). We have to follow the authority No edit summary current
- 07:2207:22, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 Maharaja Pariksit knew perfectly well that Lord Visnu, being transcendental, has nothing to do with material qualities, but to confirm his conviction he wanted to hear from the authority Sukadeva Gosvami No edit summary
- 07:2207:22, 9 May 2024 diff hist +15 It may be argued that Sukadeva Gosvami is not the only authority of perfect knowledge in transcendence because there are many other sages and their followers No edit summary
- 07:2207:22, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 In pure Krsna consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord's opulences, a devotee considers Krsna his friend or son. Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva, the supreme authority No edit summary current
- 07:2107:21, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 Had Maharaja Pariksit not been fatigued, hungry and thirsty at this time, Srimad-Bhagavatam would not have been spoken by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, the prime authority of Srimad-Bhagavatam No edit summary current
- 07:2107:21, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 As far as we are concerned, we follow the authority of Vyasadeva and Sukadeva Gosvami, who have described the universal situation according to the Vedic literature No edit summary
- 07:2107:21, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 As I described the other day that there are twelve authorities. Out of them, Sukadeva Gosvami himself is one of the authorities. But still, he is citing the authority of Krsna. That is the way of presenting things No edit summary
- 07:2107:21, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 As will be explained in this book by the greatest authority, Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, there is no religion save and except the devotional service of the Lord, though this may be presented in different forms No edit summary
- 07:2107:21, 9 May 2024 diff hist +38 Emperor Pariksit attained the spiritual platform simply by hearing from such an authority as Sri Sukadeva Gosvami No edit summary
- 06:5506:55, 9 May 2024 diff hist +36 Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah: (CC Madhya 17.186) our duty is to follow the instructions of the mahajanas. There are twelve mahajanas, and Sukadeva Gosvami is one of them No edit summary current
- 06:0206:02, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 When Prahlada Maharaja chants om namo bhagavate narasimhaya, he prays for a benediction from the Lord, but because he is also an exalted Vaisnava, he wants nothing for his personal sense gratification No edit summary
- 05:5905:59, 9 May 2024 diff hist +10 When he was offered a benediction by Lord Nrsimhadeva, Prahlada Maharaja said: My dear Lord, I have no problems and want no benediction from You because I am quite satisfied to chant Your holy name. This is sufficient for me No edit summary
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 The grace of the Lord is not at all difficult for the Lord to bestow, and thus Prahlada Maharaja wants to save the whole world by spreading Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 Prahlada Maharaja was offered all the blessings of an opulent position in the material world and even the liberation of merging into Brahman, but he refused all this. He simply wanted to engage in the service of the servant of the servant of the Lord No edit summary current
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 Prahlada Maharaja was not very much interested in playing. Instead, he wanted to utilize every moment for advancing in Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 Prahlada Maharaja wanted to reply that an attitude favorable toward Visnu can develop only when the Lord is favorable (sa yadanuvratah). As stated in Bhagavad-gita, Krsna is the friend of everyone No edit summary current
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 Prahlada Maharaja wanted to impress upon the sons of the demons that although such knowledge can be understood only by a saintly person like Narada, they should not be disappointed No edit summary current
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 Prahlada Maharaja wanted to become a rajarsi, whereas Hiranyakasipu wanted him to become a king attached to sense enjoyment - grha-medhinam No edit summary current
- 05:5805:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +10 Prahlada Maharaja replied, "Please engage me in the service of Your servant. This is all I want. I do not want anything else." In this way a devotee never asks for anything material from the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 05:5705:57, 9 May 2024 diff hist +6 Prahlada Maharaja rejected bhukti, mukti and siddhi; he simply wanted to engage as an apprentice under the guidance of a pure devotee No edit summary current